President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., together with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian, handed over cash assistance and family food packs (FFPs) to the identified beneficiaries in Bataan, during the distribution of various government assistance on Friday, March 31, 2023. Some 934 individuals received Php 5,000 each through the Department’s Assistance continue reading : PBBM, DSWD Secretary lead financial assistance payout in Bataan
In order to enhance the implementation of community-driven development in the Philippines, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held a focus group discussion (FGD) with selected mayors currently implementing the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan ‐ Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi‐CIDSS) program on March 29, 2023. Kalahi-CIDSS is one of the continue reading : DSWD engages local officials to make community dev’t program more responsive
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian met with Ambassador of Finland to the Philippines Juha Markus Pyykkö and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov in separate courtesy calls on Monday, March 27, 2023, to discuss possible partnerships on the different areas of social protection and development. During his continue reading : DSWD Secretary meets int’l agencies to explore collaboration to improve social protection efforts
The Mayor’s Forum with local chief executives and other local officials seeking to enhance the implementation of the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) was successfully conducted on March 28, 2023, in Manila with local officials, health experts, and community leaders. The forum sought to address the issue of malnutrition and other health-related concerns in the continue reading : Collab spell success of program vs malnutrition
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., together with Department of Social and Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian and Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Secretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, led the launching of the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) aimed at addressing child undernutrition and stunting in the Philippines, on Wednesday, March 29, continue reading : DSWD, DOH kick off implementation of project to address undernutrition in PH
Recognizing the need for a more consultative process of implementing government programs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Health (DOH) held a Mayor’s Forum with local chief executives and other local officials to enhance the implementation of the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP) on March 28, 2023 in Manila. continue reading : DSWD, DOH conduct forum with local chief execs to boost nutrition services vs stunting
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public anew against individuals pretending to be connected with the Department and promising to provide financial aid, medical assistance, and other services of the Agency, without the assessment of its social workers. This, after the recent incident in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, where a continue reading : Public warned anew against individuals posing as employees of DSWD
To showcase the success stories of Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) beneficiaries, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the SLP-National Program Management Office (SLP-NPMO), launched an online show entitled ‘SLP Kwentong Sibol’ last March 22. The online show aims to put a human face to the figures and data of the program’s accomplishments by continue reading : DSWD launches ‘SLP Kwentong Sibol’ Online Show
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to engage in its Cash-For-Work (CFW) Program families and individuals affected by last month’s oil spill incident in Oriental Mindoro. Based on the latest report, 19,895 individuals in Oriental Mindoro and Antique are the current beneficiaries of the CFW program which aimed to provide temporary employment continue reading : More than 19,000 oil spill-affected individuals engaged in DSWD’s Cash-for-Work Program
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian expressed its gratitude to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the issuance of their Department Circular No. 017 which provides for statutory immunity to social workers taking protective custody of children. In his official Facebook, Secretary Gatchalian thanked DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla for protecting continue reading : DSWD thanks DOJ for issuance of policy giving protection to social workers
